The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-09
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Royal Quimby is at the City Hotel
Among the Vassar graduates this year is
Mary Meiggs Dudley of Presque Isle.
Ex-Gov. Long and wife, of Massachusetts,
are at Rangeley Lake.
President Blabon, of the Board of Trade,
has returned home after his long absence
He is looking the picture of health.
j. A. Crosby, Esq, and wife, of Boston,
are at the City Hotel. They are on their
wedding tour.
The Bath Times says "Hon. w. w.
Thomas Of Portland the best Speaker the
Maine Legislature ever had sailed from
New York Saturday, on his way to Sweden"
Rev. A. w. Anthony of the Essex street
Free Baptist Society. of Bangor, will pass
July and August in England and on the con-
tinent. pn
Rev. Uriah Drew, for three years pastor of
the West Bangor Christian church, has been
recognized as a Baptist clergyman, and be-
comes pastor of the Baptist church of
Charleston, Me. ...,...7...,.-
Mr.. A. True Pierce. proprietor of the
American Hotel, Dover. n. a., was in town
Tuesday, and registered at the Merchants
Exchange Hotel He was formerly resi-
dent of Portland.
] A cablegram has been received here, say
ing that Mr.. Richard J. buddy of this city
| is fatally sick in Londonderry. Mr.. buddy
left home last winter to pay visit to his ma
| tive land. He is accompanied by his son.
| Mrs. IL. g. Rowe of Bangor, has one Of
| her characteristic little sketches entitled,
"Bart's Venture in the last number of the
| Youths Companion. The Commercial COM
| pliments Mrs Rowe on being one of our
most pleasing and versatile writers.
| DR.. Pendleton left Portland for Boston
| yesterday afternoon, and sails in the Cepha-
alonia of the Cunard line. for Liverpool to-
| day. Mrs Gerry and Miss Gerry Of this
city, will also be passengers by the same
| steamer.
Hou. Albion Little has been chosen to fill
the vacancy in the board of directors of the
Express, and Fred N. Dow president. The
board of directors is now made up as fol-
lows: Stephen r. Small, Seth L. Larrabee,
Arthur w. Laughlin, Henry B. Cleaves,
Clarence Hale and Fred N. Dow.
Carpenter Joseph <. Cox, u S. N, of Kit
terry, is detached from duty at the Navy War
| College, and ordered to duty in connection
with the erection of a naval hospital at
Widows Island, Me-. which is to be con-
structed under the supervision Of Passed
Asst. Surgeon Arthur c. Heffenger, U. S. N,
| Of Portsmouth.
| Rev. Arnold Adams of Biddeford, who
recently suffered a stroke of paralysis, died
from its effects at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. He was II years of age. A daughter,
Miss F. M. Adams Of Biddeford, and SON,
Alfred Adams, principal of q grammar
school In New York city, survive him. The
remains will be taken to Lancaster, N. H.,
| Friday, for interment
Mrs. Col. Coppinger, eldest daughter of
Hon. James g. Blaine, is expected at Augusta
during the week, to remain during the sum-
mer. The oldest child, a son, about three
years old, has been with the grandparents
for year past The Blaine mansion is open
with Mrs. Blaine's sister, three servants,
grandchild, two horses and large dog, left
behind to keep things intact until Mr.. Blaine
returns in the fall
Mr.. David Hill of Chebeague Island, now
| "a years of age. says that when he was
about six years of age, a. family of twenty
| four twin brothers came to Maine from the
South, to take possession of q township
given them by the United States government.
As they passed through Portland thew
marched two by two, the oldest first and the
youngest in order. He would like to know
where they settled and what was their fami-
ly name.
Mr.. Randall T. Alexander, ex-City Mar
shall of Lynn, Mass. died Tuesday'after-
noon, after a long and painful illness. pro-
ceeding from an old wound received in the
war. He was aveteran of the Fifth Maine
regiment, and served all through the rebel
hon,going to Lynn about twenty years ago,
and engaging in shoemaking. He was ap-
pointed captain of the Lynn police by Mayor
George 2. Sanderson In 1879. and served with
fidelity in that capacity for six years, under
succeeding mayors, until in 1885, Mayor
John r. Baldwin promoted him to be city
marshal. 4aA ers. sssss sesk.
The Gardiner Water Company have en-
gagged Henry W. Rogers, President of the
New England Water Works Association.
and superintendent Of the Lawrence, Mass.
works since their construction, as general
superintendent of their different works He
will probably have charge of the Calais
works this summer. Henry G. Dennis. who
has been at Calais for year past, will have
charge Of the construction Of the Wateryille
works this summer, and Frederic Danforth
OF Gardiner will superintend the construc-
ton OF the Dover and Foxcroft works, the
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